Morris v Metrolink RATP DEV Ltd [2018]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    EWCA Civ 1358
  • Legal Body
    England and Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Dismissal, Collective and Trade Union Issues
Issues covered: Unfair Dismissal; Trade Union Membership or Activities

The Appellant in his capacity as representative of an unrecognised union lodged a collective grievance on behalf of the employees who were at risk of redundancy, taking various points about the conduct of the assessment centre at which employees were selected for redundancy. He was later forwarded a photograph copy of a manager's notes (the manager had not been part of the assessment panel), which contained adverse comments about the selected individuals. The manager who had made the notes had not given consent to them being copied or distributed.

The appellant union representative showed the copied notes to the HR manager and said he would use them as evidence. He was later dismissed for

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This article is correct at 25/06/2018
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